ALPHA'S REGRET, QUEEN'S REVENGE
My body went rigid, my fangs lengthening of their own accord.
She was near.
And she'd sensed me, too.
I could hear her heart quicken and feel the tremble in the bond that connected them.
Come to me, little one.
The guards straightened in the presence of the Alpha King. Ryan stepped into the clear area, and with him came a wave of presence that demanded respect. Beside him stood Hailey, Queen of All Species, with her eyes narrowed in warning. And flanking them...
Turtela.
She froze at the sight of me, her lips parted, those golden eyes open wide with some emotion as yet unnamed. Moonlight was silver upon her limning the strands of white stitching through the dark of her ringlets.